rad weekend

So on Saturday Ken and I went to the Anti War protest in Times Square. Despite the torrential downpour, there was a great turnout - very positive! There were also some protesters protesting the protesters - shouting "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb bomb Iran!" and "George Bush is winning!" The latter statement made no sense, because what exactly IS George Bush winning? The war on Iraq? Opinion polls? But people shouted "George Bush is winning!" for several straight hours. Luckily, there were only about 15 of these people and they looked thoroughly crazed. Plus, a lot of them were missing what some would consider rather crucial teeth.

It was so much fun to interview people. I got to act all official, in my two piece suit, asking, "Hi, would you like to participate in a five to ten minute interview for CBS News?" A lot of people actually don't want to be on camera - I mean, it seems kind of contradictory - they're there to get the word out, to show a warm body instead of a ballot - but they don't want anyone to associate them with the movement. I bet a lot have had bad experiences with the media twisting their words and re-contextualizing their statements. We did about eight to ten interviews, with Ken and I sharing the interviewer and camera[wo]man roles.

After the protest, Ken and I headed over to the CBS Studios to cut and edit the footage. So rad! I was able to tour all the sets, including Katie Couric's super off-limits zone. What a money drain for the network that woman is. She doesn't even write her own stories - I hardly see how her presence as nighttime anchor is in anyway promoting the cause of women's equality. She quite simply isn't up to snuff.

We spent a long, long time editing the film - I learned a couple tricks with Final Cut Pro and realized that I totally missed my calling when I opted out of the Communications program at Fordham. Dang son! I wish I had stuck with it and I could have Ken's job, which is to interview celebrities and produce news stories of interest. Of course I make a lot more in the whole legal analytics sector, but life ain't all about the benjamins.




Here I am, editing with Final Cut Pro!

All in all we had a great time. I can't wait for the RNC road trip! We're going to bring the camera and film a lot of footage, both at the RNC and on our way there and back. Probably going to make a stopover in Chi-town too.

The video is all set - Ken did the final cut - and it's posted below. Holla!